Chapter 2 Love Moon 002 "The child stays...
At midnight, a scream was heard from a high-rise building in the community.
"You're pregnant?!" Zhou Yu, her best friend, was incredulous. "He Chuyue, it's almost the beginning of winter, this isn't April Fools' Day!"
He Chuyue put the kettle on the counter after getting the water, walked over and rubbed the Golden Border Collie that was wagging its tail at her, then took the phone and turned off the speakerphone.
She smiled bitterly: "I know, I'm not kidding."
Her eyes fell on the trash can, where she had just thrown away thirty pregnancy test sticks of different brands that showed the same results...
"When did it happen? Whose?" Zhou Yu took a few seconds to digest this news that almost flashed her tongue, but she couldn't help but change the focus, "I just put a condom in your bag and you used it?"
He Chuyue held her forehead with her hand, "How dare you mention that... Where did you buy that broken thing that is of such poor quality?"
The story began two months ago.
At a class reunion, she was feeling for tissues in her bag, but caught a glimpse of a strange bulge somewhere in the interlayer. She saw what was inside and immediately closed her bag. Only then did she understand Zhou Yu's hesitant smirk before she left the house.
I sent a complaint when no one was around, but got a righteous reply from someone: I released every bag of yours, how did you find out just now?
The class reunion that night was a farewell party specially prepared for He Chuyue's undergraduate professor. All those who came were very close friends in school, including the senior that He Chuyue had a crush on. In Zhou Yu's words, just take advantage of the alcohol and win it over in one fell swoop.
Unfortunately, the protagonist didn't come, so she replaced the protagonist and used the tools.
He Chuyue only remembered that she couldn't see the room number clearly after she came back from the bathroom, so she pushed open the similar door and saw that stern face. The other person kindly took a taxi to send her off, but she grabbed the other person's waistband at the door of the hotel room...
Zhou Yu, who learned the truth at this moment, was no more shocked than He Chuyue's expression when she saw the condom. "You said you slept with Xiao Zhiyan?! Is the child Xiao Zhiyan's?"
Zhou Yu realized what was happening and found the loophole: "No, there must be no problem with the quality of my condom. It's the brand I always use. How many did you use that day? If it was just one, it would be impossible, unless you used it too many times and it didn't fit properly—"
"Okay, okay, it's already happened, so don't dwell on the details." He Chuyue interrupted her, her jaw dropping in shock. "Before the surgery the day after tomorrow, you'll be the first to know, and the last to know."
The words on the other side were choked for a moment, and Zhou Yu was shocked again: "You want to abort it?"
"Why not?"
Perhaps thinking this was too cold-blooded, He Chuyue explained, "We were just impulsive for one night. We are all adults and must be responsible for our own actions."
"That's true, but he's been convicted, so how can he not take responsibility? And Xiao Zhiyan has a very strong background. Didn't our magazine plan to interview him and investigate some time ago? His father's family has three generations of Chinese Americans. His mother, he and his brother are all Chinese citizens, and his mother is a party member. The nature of this family is obvious at a glance. Both of his parents have no criminal records. The companies run by his family in Canada have all gone public. His brother returned to China and started from scratch. His company will also go public next year. The family is smart and rich. The genes of the child must be good. Why not leave this excellent gene seed?"
Thinking of something, Zhou Yu showed a suspicious expression, "Is it Xiao Zhiyan who doesn't want it?"
"......"
He Chuyue twisted her fingers. Her bandaged thumb was aching slightly from the movement, which irritated her nerves. Zhou Yu over there had already found the answer from the silence.
"You didn't tell him?" He seemed to understand. "It's a matter of life and death. He is the father of your child after all."
dad.
He Chuyue muttered silently with drooping eyelids.
Twenty-two years ago, his father's decisive departure led to the breakdown of the once happy family. His mother passed away, and six-year-old He Chuyue was taken home by his aunt.
No matter how much her aunt and uncle cared for her, she knew that she was a burden who only caused trouble to others. She couldn't be willful or cause trouble, otherwise her cousin's grandmother would lecture her and kick her out when no one was around.
He Chuyue was very scared, so she learned to grow up. From childhood to adulthood, there is no need for elders to worry about your studies. After graduating from graduate school, she stayed in the city to work, and Dai Wenchun began to worry about her marriage.
At first, He Chuyue could refuse on the grounds that she had to establish a firm foothold in the law firm, but after a long time this no longer worked and she had no choice but to compromise. However, when she looked at the various men across from her, she felt as if she was looking at a divorce case for which she was responsible, and she had no idea what was going on.
That night with Xiao Zhiyan was the most physically and mentally indulgent night for He Chuyue in the past 28 years.
She didn't regret it, but she had no intention of taking it further.
Because she didn't believe that a love that could only last for eighteen months could last a lifetime, not to mention that there was no love between them.
Originally, it was just two strangers having a carefree night together, and it would be fine if only heaven and earth knew about it, but if the relationship is involved because of a child, both families will have to spend energy and time on it. She is now busy with partnership competition, and the abortion is the last time she can devote to the child.
The kettle was boiling at this time, and the sharp sound of the steam was impacting the world. He Chuyue's thoughts were interrupted, and he made a decision at the same time.
Her voice was steady and echoed throughout the room without even startling Latte who was concentrating on his meal.
"I don't plan to keep this child. It doesn't matter whether I tell him or not. It's better for both of us to save the trouble."
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On the fourth floor of the Peking University laboratory building, Duan Zeming, who had just returned from buying a midnight snack, was stunned for a moment when he saw a figure that shouldn't have appeared in the laboratory, and then he knocked on the heavy glass door.
To the people inside, the smooth lines of the face behind the goggles were exposed under the daylight.
The eyes were outlined by the light, hidden in the shadows cast by the long eyelashes, clear and transparent. When he looked over, there was a sense of distance and no emotion. Xiao Zhiyan put the notebook back in its place, took off the goggles in front of his eyes with bony fingers, checked that all the equipment was in good condition, and walked towards the rest room.
"Aren't you attending your brother's wedding? I thought you wouldn't come back." Duan Zeming untied the ramen bag, "Hey, guess who came to see you today?"
The other party naturally did not answer, and Duan Zeming did not get angry. He just said to himself: "Teacher Chen! She came to the laboratory building to see you again today."
Xiao Zhiyan paused, then looked at the neatly arranged table opposite him and asked, "She came in?"
“No.”
Xiao Zhiyan ruthlessly withdrew his gaze and continued with his actions, as if Duan Zeming had just said something irrelevant and a waste of his time.
Duan Zeming could no longer sit still after seeing this, and went over to her unwillingly, "You really don't know what she means, do you? How can you bear to look at such a beautiful girl——"
After being silently warned, Duan Zeming gave up and said, "Okay, okay, I'll eat." He was still mumbling something on the way back. It was quiet all around and Xiao Zhiyan heard it all.
"Apart from experiments and classes, there is nothing else in the world that can disturb you. You are truly the most pure-hearted person."
Xiao Zhiyan, who was flipping through the experimental data, paused, his fingertips accidentally pressed on a page that was full of notes but flat, and he thought of He Chuyue.
That night she was drunk and crying and making a fuss, and her hands were not quiet. She kept shouting in pain and asking for faster action, leaving Xiao Zhiyan at a loss.
He was the person who talked more than Duan Zeming, whom he had met before.
As far as I can remember, her college life didn't seem like this.
Xiao Zhiyan originally thought that she would explain their relationship the next day, but not only did she not explain it, she even disappeared.
Remembering the fleeting figure at the dinner party, he immediately looked in that direction, but found nothing. I searched along all the routes again, and the results were the same. When he returned to the banquet hall, the familiar music and laughter were still there, and no one noticed his departure, as if he had never left.
Just like that night, no one else would know except the two of them.
He was the one who was left behind again.
"Hey, have you looked at today's data?" Duan Zeming noticed his distraction and was surprised. "Who were you thinking about when you were absent-minded?"
Retracting his thoughts, Xiao Zhiyan lied without changing his expression, "Let's test the electric field strength later."
"Boring, you workaholic."
"Um."
Removing his fingertips, he stroked the abrupt marks left on the smooth page, but he couldn't smooth them out.
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"Please ask No. A53 Xu Jiao to come to Consultation Room No. 2 for consultation."
A mechanical female voice sounded in the crowded waiting room. Sitting on the chair, He Chuyue looked at the message on her phone, hesitant.
[Zhou Yu: This is Xiao Zhiyan’s phone number. I asked many people last night to get it! ]
[Zhou Yu: I was confused by what you said last night. What do you mean if you don’t want him then you don’t need to know? This is not right! As a man, he must be responsible for doing such a thing! Even if you have agreed not to have it, he still has to accompany you to have an abortion. How can you just ejaculate without having an abortion? Why should men get all the good things? ! ]
[Zhou Yu: Chu Chu, where are you? I'll come to you! ]
He Chuyue refused. She had an abortion appointment at 11:30, and there was still half an hour left. Zhou Yu was still sending messages, but He Chuyue's eyes were no longer focused and her mood was much heavier than she had imagined.
She looked at the sunlight coming in through the window and felt cold all over.
The winter chill continued to spread. At the same time, the scattered sunlight shone through the gaps in the leaves and fell on the windows of the teaching building, reflecting a little golden light.
The sun was at its zenith. After answering students' questions, Xiao Zhiyan walked out of the teaching building and headed towards the laboratory building.
On the way, he nodded to the teachers he knew, and walked steadily under the gazes of the students, until the phone in his pocket rang, and he slowed down.
On the screen was a message from his mother, asking him not to forget to bring the smoked sausages to his aunt.
Changing direction, Xiao Zhiyan sent a text message to Duan Zeming.
[No rush. Professor Xu is not on duty today. Let’s talk about it at noon.] ]
Starting the car, the black G-Class drove towards the hospital in the city center.
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"Is No. B23 here?" the nurse asked, breaking the silence.
No one answered.
After repeating this several times to no avail, she called out again, "Is B24 here?"
"exist."
A college-age girl, wrapped tightly, followed him into the room. He Chuyue looked away and took a deep breath in an attempt to calm her nervous mood.
I placed my palm on her flat belly, which was calm and peaceful, with no signs of life at all. He Chuyue just felt bored and got up and left.
The flow of people in the hospital corridor was not affected by the day of the week. The smell of disinfectant made He Chuyue feel nauseous wherever she went.
After walking around for a few times, she finally found the door to the safe passage. Before her left foot stepped in, the sound of empty footsteps getting closer and closer behind her ears disturbed her thoughts. Before He Chuyue could fully enter, her wrist was grabbed by a sudden powerful force. The next second, her body swayed and she fell into the pair of cold eyes behind the lens, and her breathing stagnated.
"Why are you here?"
Xiao Zhiyan's chest was heaving rapidly and his hair was messy. But He Chuyue was even more shocked than him.
How come the man she had been hiding from for more than a month appeared here?
Or obstetrics and gynecology?
The person opposite was about to say something, but He Chuyue saw his eyes move down to the report form in her hand that was exposed.
"...What are you looking at? You are invading my privacy, you know--"
"You're pregnant."
Not sure if it was He Chuyue’s illusion, she looked up and made eye contact with the man who was much taller than her. She felt that his expression was much colder than before, and his tightly pursed lips and heaving chest all revealed his irritability.
really.
He Chuyue sneered in her heart and pushed him away.
The gourd pendant on her wrist was stinging because of Xiao Zhiyan's confinement, which made He Chuyue even more unhappy with him, and her tone was undisguised.
"The answer is obvious."
With a deep breath, Xiao Zhiyan's eyes fell on her face without blinking. Silent silence spread between them. He Chuyue felt uncomfortable being stared at and frowned: "What do you want to say?"
"Mine?"
"Ha." Here comes this.
She raised her lips unabashedly, her beautiful eyes full of aggression, "Or else?"
The eyebrows behind the half-frame glasses were slightly frowned, as if he was thinking. He Chuyue was not in a hurry and looked at him leisurely, just wanting to see how this self-disciplined and abstinent scholar would deal with their one-night stand.
He didn't let her wait any longer. After a few breaths, he looked up and said, "Do you want it?"
He Chuyue raised her eyebrows, pretending to ponder the question for which she already had the answer. Perhaps out of mischievous humor, she looked back at the man who was waiting for her answer, and spoke out the answer, word by word, that ran counter to her own decision.
"It will be all right."
"Okay." he responded.
The monosyllable carries his seriousness.
A strange feeling flashed through her mind, and then He Chuyue thought of the option that made her shaking heart sink. She retracted her gaze, pursed her lips and nodded, feeling fortunate that she had made an appointment for an abortion and preserved her final dignity.
"Then we—"
"Okay." He quickly continued.
He Chuyue was puzzled.
How did he know the cost of the abortion she was asking for?
Before she could confirm, Xiao Zhiyan's calm voice rang out above her head.
"Leave the child here, I'll take care of him."
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